The Complete Guide to Machine Quilting: How to Use Your Home Sewing Machine to Achieve Hand-Quilting Effects

By Joanie Zeier Poole

This book will show you how you can get the most out of your sewing machine while quilting, from working easily with different weights of batting and fabric, to great time-saving tricks, and how to add a cornucopia of decorative stitching effects. For those new to the wonderful world of quilting, you will find all the help and advice you need to get started. Whether you have just completed your first piece of patchwork and find quilting a daunting prospect, or have been quilting your own work for years, this book is packed with all the information you need to get the most out of machine quilting, inspiring new design ideas and finishes along the way. - The must-have book for machine quilters, from beginning to intermediate level. - Get the same polished effects as the professionals with this collection of techniques, tips, and templates. - Includes projects on which to practice your new-found skills.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 125000425X
• ISBN13: 9781250004253
• Release Date: July 2012
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.4" x 9.5"